The Cecil Whig., 1887-05-14
Deaths BOIngS
WILLIAM e. SCARBOROUGH.

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was native Cecil couutian. and il mill
wright by trade. lie was employed foI
a number of years at Marley paper mills
| He was first elected overSeer of the aims
! house i'll ISIS; by the trustees of the
poor, and held the ppsition for a year.
| He was re-appointed in 1856, and again
| this wear. He was II man of exemplary
| character, and made Il first class official
| He had been for years consistant mem
| Der of the Methodist Protestant church.
| He was widely connected throug ghout the
county, and leaves u large circle of rela.
| tIves and friends to mourn his uutimely
| demise. Mr.. Scarborough'S death was
| caused by bright's disease, from which
| he had been sufferer for a long time.
| He was confined to his room, however,
: but two weeks. He leaves wife, Il
married son residing in Philadelphia,
| and two unmarried daughters The fun
erai took place from his late residence
on Wednesday afternoon at | O'Clock p.
NJ. The interment was made at New
| Leeds cemetery.
WILLIAM II. EMERSON, SIR.
Mr.. William Ii. Emerson, Sr.. a prom
inent farmer of the First district, died on
Monday at the residence of a married
daughter in Philadelphia of bright's dis
ease. Mr.. Emerson went to Philadel-
phia but very few weeks since for med
zeal treatment. He was in the 10th year
of his age. Mr.. Emerson came to Cecil
county about 1880 from Queen Anne's
county, and settled in the First district.
By his thrift and ability as a practical
farmer he became the owner of two
FARMS Mr.. Emerson was married four
times, and at the time of his death was
widower. His first wife was a Mrs
Fields, "a widow, and his second Miss
Ruley His third wife was Mrs. Kirk,
widow, whose maiden name was Miss
Anna Hackett. HIS last wife was Miss
T,mlnary He had no children by any
OF his wlVrs, exc ,'ptng the second. She
bore hiU i've children, iour sons aud d
daughter, three of whom survive. The
oldest. William II. Emerson, Jr, died
about two years SlEce i'll the First dis
trict. The second whose name we failed
to learn s,r> Cd Ill the Union Army and
was killed at the battle of the Wilder
ness. Samuel conducts one of his father S
farms, al d Arthur is on the home farm.
Mr.. Emerson was widely known and re-
spec, ,ed by ali. y, ough he never filled
any public office he took a prominent
part III local politics, being a Whig dur
ing tie time "f that party, and after
,.' - ,''o ',',',a VI g p,I, II
church, Johntowu. The funeral services
were held on Wednesday morning at the
Georgetown Presbyterian church. The
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MRS. ELIZABETH FOSTER.
Ms. Elizabeth Foster, who died on
Mnnily afternoon last at the residence
oi her son in law William b. Smith, of
this town. VS. III, youngest of the ten
children of CAPTAIN Robinson, of Elk
Neck, Cecil county, of whom she was
also The last ore to survive. She was IN
the 16 h wear of her age. She removed
from E k Neck to North East when quite
Young, and was married to Charles t. +.
FpSt, of that pace in lS4l He died in
1872. She had three children, two of
whom survive her, and the other died in
infancy. Her son Mr.. CHARLES A. Foster
resid, in Wilmington. Her daughter
Annie A. with whom she spent the last
five years of her life and who tenGerly
nursed her through a lOny illness, mar
ried Mr. William B. Smith, who holds
the position of postal inspector The
deceased was sister of the late Captain
| William Robinson, who after long resi-
dence in Elk Neck removed to Elktou,
where he spent the closing wears
of his Ire. Mrs. Foster resided all her
life in Cecil county, wi h the exceptiC.,
of two or three years which she spent
with her son in Wilmington. Mrs.
| Foster had been = faith III and consis-
| tent member of the NJ. E. church of
| North Elst. for over sixtv wears, having
| been converted when but 10 years of age
at Sewell's camp ground. 1t was at this
camp during the same meeting that Mrs.
Torbert, widow of the late William Tor
bert, began her long life work of service
to the church. Mrs. Foster was loved
by all of her many friends and acquain
tanceS. ohe was actlVe III church WORK
before deGilhihS years prevented her
iroli aIIeuuiug as was her great desire
She ha', oeel d SroaI s"uerer SINCE last
N"Ee'h"ei' "'i'. i"i 'lie i"s' n'ne week
Vi Hei me s"leiou ih'enSo pa.n' que
was Pa'ieht throu3houI II an. Mrs. III
SKIP tne "ei!-kno"n r.ViValst oi
the vi. H. churcn was ner sister ih-la"'
ana visited her ABOUT SIX months ago
iier '"nefai LOOK PIace on M'onesday
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oeeh connected win SO long. Inc inter
ment was III the + r'ster .ain'iy omr'ai lol
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PETER p. PERSON.
Mr.. Peter p. Pierson, one of the oldest
residents of the Third district died on
Friday of last week at his residence neal
Uuion church. Mr.. Pierson was born in
| 1904 and was consequently SO years old
tie had lived in Cecil county nearly al
| of his long life. Ia 1912 he bought the
small properly on which he died. Fo,
places II ntSt Ihe 1,,i ,arm Oh non. >. A. D.
Floun Iers property near Cherry Hi